Oct 23, 2012
Interdisciplinary Course Allows Students to Look at Nature from Multiple Perspectives
By Michele Tallarita ’12 Sandy Ma ’13 (Nanjing, China) admits to being a little surprised when, for homework, she had to read about policy studies…
2012 News
Oct 16, 2012
Wind Turbine
A wind turbine (1.2 kw) was installed at Metzgar Athletic Fields in May 2011. This wind turbine generates power when wind blows against the vertical…
Oct 16, 2012
Green Roof
A vegetated roof has been installed on a portion of Acopian Engineering Center. A green roof not only looks great, but also has many environmental advantages…
Oct 16, 2012
Solar Arrays
[nggallery id=4]At the 2009 Sustainable Energy Conference held on July 27–August 1, the Sustainable Energy Fund gave Lafayette College a $15,000 grant…
Oct 16, 2012
Water Usage
Keefe Hall: Water closets were retrofitted with dual-flush capability in order to use water commensurate with type of use/need. Conventional urinals were…
Oct 16, 2012
HVAC
Campus-wide: Operational changes were made to cooling towers’ “blow-down” systems have reduced the amount of make-up water required (by approximately…
Oct 16, 2012
Renovations
Grossman House: The College converted this building from a fraternity house into special interest housing. This building is registered with the certification…
May 21, 2012
Lafayette Takes Second in Sustainable Design Competition
A team of Lafayette students placed second in the 2012 Sustainable Design Competition sponsored by the Delaware Valley Green Building Council (DVGBC),…